Does this story not just bring a smile to your face!!
Michael J. Fox is returning full-time to series television!! The actor is writing a real-life drama based on his own amazing story, which will air on NBC. The sitcom will center around a husband and father of three who is dealing with Parkinson’s disease, like Fox has been doing for the past decade.
NBC said Monday it has picked up 22 episodes of the yet-untitled sitcom, scheduled for fall 2013.
Fox said in a statement that he is “excited to get to work.”
He left “Spin City” in 2000, and became the country’s most notable advocate for research into Parkinson’s, a progressive neurological disease.
In recent years he has returned to television with guest roles on “Boston Legal,” “Scrubs,” “The Good Wife” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
He won an Emmy for his role on “Rescue Me” in 2009.
Fox is best known as Alex P. Keaton on the 1980s NBC sitcom “Family Ties” and for the three-movie “Back to the Future” series.
Oh I heart this story! Michael J. Fox was such a huge part of my childhood, from ‘Family Ties’ to the ‘Back to the Future’ series. Just so happy to hear he’s healthy enough to take on a TV show!